The QT’s dropped Saipan Southern High School (25-20, 25-19) to the losers’ bracket in their first game and edged the once-unbreakable Grace Christian Academy Eagles in the quarterfinals.
GCA bagged 12 straight wins to gain the number one seed in this week’s playoffs and drew a bye before playing MHS. After winning the first set, 25-21, the Eagles came short and lost, 19-25 by the second set.
The QT’s led, 6-3 by set three but helped GCA even the game, 9-9 after three errors from John Darag and Jason Limes. The duo later drove Marianas High’s offense on back-to-back spikes, hurling the QT’s to an 18-16 victory.
GCA was scheduled for a second game yesterday but results weren’t available during press time.
Meanwhile, Kagman High School also fell to the losers’ bracket after a quarterfinal loss against Saipan International School (25-20, 23-25, 15-12).
SIS will play the QT’s in tomorrow’s semifinals.
KHS defeated the MHS Awesome Fins, 25-15, 25-21 and SIS crushed MHS-KFC, 25-14, 25-21 to reach the quarterfinals.
SSHS eliminated the MHS Fins on a 25-21, 25-21 win in the losers’ bracket.
Games continue today starting at 4 p.m. in the MHS Gymnasium.
